William Edward "Billy, Pud" Hamilton (February 10, 1874 – October 23, 1965) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who was active in the early 1900s. Hamilton played for the Pittsburgh Athletic Club in the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, as well as for the Michigan Soo Indians in the International Professional Hockey League. He also appeared in two games with the Pittsburgh Bankers.
| Pud Hamilton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Hamilton with the Michigan Soo Indians. | |||
| Born |
February 10, 1874 Kingston, Ontario, Canada[1] | ||
| Died |
October 23, 1965 (aged 91) Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, USA | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Pittsburgh Athletic Club Pittsburgh Bankers Michigan Soo Indians Cobalt Silver Kings | ||
| Playing career | c. 1898–1909 | ||
Pud Hamilton played with a rough edge to his game and a Pittsburgh Press report from January 1904 says he was released by manager Charles Miller of the Pittsburgh Athletic Club on account of his temper.[2]
Statistics
editExh. = Exhibition games
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1900–01 | Pittsburgh Athletic Club | WPHL | 13 | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1901–02 | Pittsburgh Athletic Club | WPHL | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Pittsburgh Athletic Club | Exh. | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1902–03 | Pittsburgh Athletic Club | WPHL | 13 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Pittsburgh Bankers | US Pro | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1903–04 | Pittsburgh Athletic Club | WPHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Michigan Soo Indians | Exh. | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Michigan Soo Indians | US Pro | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1904–05 | Michigan Soo Indians | IPHL | 24 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1905–06 | Michigan Soo Indians | IPHL | 20 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1906–07 | Michigan Soo Indians | IPHL | 23 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1907–08 | Michigan Soo Indians | Exh. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1908–09 | Cobalt Silver Kings | TPHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| WPHL totals | 54 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| IPHL totals | 67 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 113 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
Statistics per Society for International Hockey Research at sihrhockey.org
References
edit- ^ SIHR – Player List sihrhockey.org
- ^ "Hockey games this week" The Pittsburgh Press, January 3, 1904.
External links
edit- The Origins and Development of the International Hockey League and its effect on the Sport of Professional Ice Hockey in North America Daniel Scott Mason, University of British Columbia, 1992